Japanese Woodpigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba janthina 对比 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Japanese Woodpigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
学名 Columba janthina Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 47.6 cm (18.7 in)
体重 397.0 g (14.00 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Japanese Woodpigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Japanese Woodpigeon

鸣唱

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense forest in North Sulawesi. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

保护状况

Least Concern

Japanese Woodpigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Japanese Woodpigeon

羽毛

Japanese Woodpigeon: dark glossy brown-black; green-purple neck gloss; pale below; Japanese island woodpigeon; forest specialist

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Japanese Woodpigeon

日本林鸽(Columba janthina)体长37-43厘米。通体深具光泽的紫黑色,具绿紫色虹彩。分布于日本南部和朝鲜半岛南部的岛屿,栖息于常绿阔叶林,取食榕树等树木的果实,数量因栖息地丧失而下降。

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Red-moustached Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus mercierii), 27 cm. Green with a red moustachial streak and orange underparts; endemic to the Marquesas Islands. Last confirmed on Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa. Possibly Extinct; last reliably recorded in the 1970s. Threatened by introduced rats and cats.

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